Cherry Creek Fire ignites in Tooele County
Oct 13, 2024, 5:11 PM | Updated: 10:21 pm
LOFGREEN, Tooele County — Utah Fire Info reported the start of a new wildfire Sunday afternoon.
The Cherry Creek Fire is at 1,000 acres in size and is roughly 3 miles from Lofgreen in Tooele County. No containment has been reported.
Utah Fire Info also reported that the fire was human-caused, but is under investigation. Several ground resources are responding to the scene.
New 🔥 Start: #CherryCreekFire is located in Juab Co.
The fire is 100 acres and running on BLM land. It is human-caused and under investigation. Multiple ground resources are responding. More as it becomes available. pic.twitter.com/BAla4xxVJM— Utah Fire Info (@UtahWildfire) October 13, 2024
Additionally, Utah Fire also said that crews have been able to stop forward progress of the fire. All highways remain open as of Sunday night.
“Resources are burning off a dozer line to complete a tie-in on the north end,” a post read on the Utah Fire Info Facebook page.
The Levan Fire Department issued a warning on Facebook.
“There is a large and growing wildfire in the Tintic Junction area of Juab Co. Please stay out of the area. Especially SR-36. Crews are actively working on it,” the post read.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
